Profit Margin
5.1%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting ·NAICS 114
NAICS 114 · IRS SOI 2013 (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Fishing, Hunting and Trapping - Industry Benchmarks
$75,216/yr average annual pay, with 184 SBA loans on record for NAICS 114.
- 5.1%
- Net margin
- 7K
- Workers employed
- $75,216/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $49M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 114
Fishing, Hunting and Trapping runs a 5.1% pre-tax net margin - below the national median - across 3K establishments employing 7K workers.
- 5.1%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 7K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $75,216/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $49M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Fishing, Hunting and Trapping's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Fishing, Hunting and Trapping is reported here with financial measures from IRS Statistics of Income and workforce measures from Census County Business Patterns. The page keeps those source systems distinct, shows unavailable fields rather than estimating them, and links the underlying industry context so readers can compare the same NAICS activity before interpreting a margin or payroll figure.
Source: IRS SOI 2013 (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Insights for Fishing, Hunting and Trapping
Fishing, Hunting and Trapping sits inside Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting at a 5.1% net margin (below the national median), $41.4B in aggregate receipts across 26,473 returns, averaging $1.6B per establishment.
2,949 establishments employ 6,615 workers (2.2/location) at $75,216/yr average annual pay. Washington leads employment, followed by Texas and California.
Fishing, Hunting and Trapping sits in the 0th percentile for employment and the 57th percentile for net margin among 3-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Total Receipts
$41.4B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$2.1B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
6,615
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$75,216/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
2,949
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 628; establishment count decreased by 122. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Workforce scale
Fishing, Hunting and Trapping margin vs national reference points
Fishing, Hunting and Trapping net margin 16.9%
Cross-industry median (5%)
p25/median/p75 = 3%/5%/7%
Business Structure Breakdown
Per-entity IRS SOI tables at their own vintages, shares only when every row shares one year (never mix 2013/2017/2022 populations).
C Corporation SOI 2013
26,473 returns 100%
Margin: 5.1% · Receipts: $41.4B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 26,473
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $1.6B
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $497.6M
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 2.2
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Fishing NAICS 1141 | N/A |
| Hunting and Trapping NAICS 1142 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Washington | 1,080 |
| Texas | 389 |
| California | 322 |
| Georgia | 271 |
| Oregon | 250 |
| Maryland | 91 |
| Rhode Island | 75 |
| Ohio | 54 |
| North Carolina | 52 |
| New Mexico | 13 |
Showing top 10 of 44 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
184
Total Loan Volume
$49M
Avg Loan Size
$266K
Jobs Supported
757
Program Breakdown
7(a) 174 (95%)
504 10 (5%)
Top SBA Lender
Franklin Savings Bank
14 loans in this industry
New Business Share
31.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 33
2021 31
2022 38
2023 16
2024 32
2025 33
2026 1
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Fishing, Hunting and Trapping?
$41.4B in total annual receipts across all Fishing, Hunting and Trapping businesses. Average per business: $1.6B.
How profitable is Fishing, Hunting and Trapping?
5.1% net profit margin, below the national median.
How many businesses are in Fishing, Hunting and Trapping?
2,949 business establishments. Together they employ 6,615 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Fishing, Hunting and Trapping?
$75,216/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 2.2 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Fishing, Hunting and Trapping employment?
Washington leads with 1,080 workers. Texas (389) and California (322) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Fishing, Hunting and Trapping receive?
Fishing, Hunting and Trapping businesses received 184 SBA loans totaling $49 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $266K. These loans supported 757 jobs at origination. Most lending (95%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Fishing, Hunting and Trapping, both at NAICS level 3 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Fishing, Hunting and Trapping ranks #77 of 77 U.S. industries at the 3-digit NAICS level by total employment. According to IRS SOI 2013 IRS Statistics of Income, its reported pre-tax net margin ranks #31 of 75 at that same detail level.
Similar reported net margin
Nearest peer industries by ABS(IRS pre-tax margin) (5.1% here).
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (6,615 here).
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 114 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI 2013
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, which released its 2023 County Business Patterns dataset in June 2025, PlainBizBench benchmarks 2,002 U.S. industries against Internal Revenue Service Statistics of Income data. See our methodology for the full compilation process.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2023
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